Shade-holder.



'H WIDSTRAND.

SHADE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 11. m1.

Patented Jul so, ma

2 SHEETS-SHEET I wi f nmeo Gnome/11 H. WIDSTRAND.

SHADE HOLDER.

APPL lCATION FILED NOV. 17. 1911.

1 ,274, 122. Pitented July 30, 1918.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- UNITED v STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HERBERT WIDSTRAND, OF CHICAGO, ILLIIIOIS.

SHADE-HOLDER. 4

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 17, 1917. Serial No. 262,602.

To all whom it may concern: 1 Be it known that I, HERBERT WIDSTRAND, acitizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements inShade-Holders, of which the following is .a'specification. j y

This invention relates to-new and useful improvements in shade holdersand athe principal object of the invention is to provide a shade holderfor electric-lamps with means for reflecting the light in difierentdirections. 7

Another object of the invention isto provide means forsupporting'boththe shade and the'electric-light-bulb from the holder sothat said bulb will move with the shade.

A further object of theinvention is toprovide means ,for swinging theshade and lamp about a horizontal axis and to move the holderabout'av'ertical axis.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich is simple and durable in construction, reliable and efiicient inoperation and one which can be manufactured and placed upon the marketat a minimum cost.

The invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to behereinafter fully described, illustrated 1n the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claims. V g

In describing my invention in detail, ref erence will he had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is an elevation of the device applied to the vacuum support.

Fig. 2 is a like view taken at right angles to Fig. 1. V

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the supporting frame.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the shade engaging members and brackets.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of one of the members alone.

Fig. 6 is a side view of one of the brackets with the screw detached.

Fig. 7 is a view showin the blank from which the bracket is formed 7 Inthese views 1 indicates the support which may be of any desired form,though I show the vacuum support forming the subject'matter of myapplication filed September 29, 1917, Serial No 194,045. 2 indicates thesupporting bracket which is preferably made of a single piece of wireloo ed upon itself to 'provide the eyelet?) and t en the two parts ofthe'wire are brought together and'extend parallel to provide the. curvedmember 2 and then said parts are bent at substantially right-angles andsepa rated and bent to form the horizontal'arms 2", said arms formingasemi-circular figure.

The ends of the arms are bent to form the eyelets 2 A strip of metal 4is placed around the two parts of the wire at the junction of the curvedarms-t0 hold 'the':par.-.

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allel parts together-. The eyeletr3' isadapted" to engage the screwthreaded stud 1' on the support and is held thereon-bythemut .1". 5represents the shadepwhich is -made of cap form and 6'representstheshade-sup.v

porting members eachof which consistsof: a

strip of suitable material havinga' semi-.

circular bend 6 mid-way-of its ends and having each end'bent atrightangles-and curved as at 6'. These two parts are secured together by thebuckle 7 located to one side of the semi-circular bend and the screw 8located on the other side and the said semi-circular bends will form acircular opening when said parts are placed together, 7

said opening engaging the electric-1i ht socket and thus supporting theelectric-bu b. The curved ends 6 form wings for supporting the shade. 9indicates a bracket having lugs 9' formed on each side thereof near oneend and the other end bent downwardly as at 9 and then upwardly to liein a vertical plane as shown in Fig. 6. The end carrying the lugs isadapted to be bent around the members 6 at a point close to the-bent end6 thereof so that the part 9 will pass under said ends'with the verticalpart project-' ing up beyond the same but adjacent thereto so that theshade will lie between said bent ends 6 and said vertical part. Thevertical part is provided with a recess 9 which is adapted to receive ascrew 10. These screws are adapted to engage with the eyelets 2 in thesupporting member 2 to hold the shade engaging parts withtheelectric-light bulb on said support or bracket. Said'parts are adjustably held together by the knurled nut 7 11. I may roughen theengaging faces .of;

the eyelets and brackets to prevent the parts from slipping.

In placing the device on an electric-light bulb the screw 8 is removedand the buckle or sleeve 7 is moved along the member 6 to allow thesemi-circular parts 6* to spring apart so that the socket may be placedtherebetween. The buckle or sleeve is then slipped back to its normalposition and the screw 8 replaced, thus clamping the parts to thesocket. The screws 10 are then placed in the eyelets 2 and the nuts 11applied and tightened to hold the shade in any desired position. It willbe. seen that the bulb will swing with the shade as said bulb is att-ached to its support by the wires 12 only and said wires are ofsutficient length to permit this movement of the bulb and socket. Byloosening the nut 1 the bracket 2' can be swung on the, stud 1.

It is thought from, the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be, understood that I may make slight changes in theconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of the severalparts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appendedclaims.

What I claim is':-

1. A shade holder comprising a supporting frame including horizontalarms and a curved part extending downwardly from said arms, a pair ofshade supporting members, each having a semi-circular central part andcurved ends, means for removably holding said members together andpivots carried by said members for engaging the horizontal arms.

' 2. A shade holder comprising a supporting frame including horizontalarms, a pair of shade supporting members, means for removably holdingsaid members together, a pair of brackets secured adjacent the ends ofsaid members and each having a bent portion extending under the ends ofsaid members, a vertical portion, and pivots carried by said verticalportion for engaging the horizontal arms. v I

3. A shade holder comprising a supporting frame having horizontal armsand a downwardly curved arm provided with an opening to be engaged bythe support, a pair of shade supporting members, means thereon forengaging a lamp socket and other means thereon for engaging the shade.

4:. 'A shade holder comprising a supporting frame, a pair of shadesupporting members each having a curved central part and straightmembers on each side of thecurved part, the ends of each member beingbent at substantially right angles, a clip slidably engaging thestraight parts of said members to one side of the curved portions, ascrew detachably connecting the straight portions together at the otherside of the curved parts, and means for pivoting the ends of saidmembers to the supporting frame.

In testimony whereof I aflix my si nature.

HERBER WIDSTRKND. 1

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